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Laurent Elder joined IDRC’s Partnership Division (now the Partnership and Business Development Division) in 1997. From 1999 to 2004, he worked at the Centre’s Regional Office for West and Central Africa in Dakar, Senegal, on issues related to information and communication technologies and their use in international development, as well as on partnerships in international aid and fundraising. In 2004, Elder returned to IDRC’s headquarters in Ottawa to work on the Connectivity Africa initiative. He was named Team Leader of IDRC’s Pan Asia Networking (PAN) program initiative in 2005. Elder started his career as a research assistant in France, working on issues related to French history and international relations. After earning an international master’s degree in business administration and a master’s degree in history, both from the University of Ottawa, he worked for Canada’s Ministry of Finance.
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